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West Berkshire road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 395 road traffic collisions in West Berkshire in 2009, and 512 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2008 (413), and casualties fell from 545.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 22,353 collisions in West Berkshire.

Collisions in 2009
395
Down 4% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
512
Down 6% on 2008
Fatal collisions
10
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
12% of collisions

Crash severity in West Berkshire in 2009

2.5% of collisions in West Berkshire in 2009 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in West Berkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.5%
  • Serious4912%
  • Slight33685%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102%
  • Serious5310%
  • Slight44988%

West Berkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Berkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 717 in 1986. 2009 is highlighted, with 395, down 4% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009: 395
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025221280
2024206269
2023184245
2022210260
2021193257
2020170212
2019210287
2018207291
2017237323
2016298417
2015294404
2014325454
2013326454
2012347485
2011385557
2010323425
2009395512
2008413545
2007482681
2006451632
2005467639
2004449587
2003478620
2002574825
2001577794
2000601837
1999626895
1998606876
1997601883
1996670981
1995601842
1994625908
1993623876
1992550747
1991589859
19907061,007
1989706962
1988690967
1987635909
19867171,050
19857061,009
1984692958
1983624818
1982622904
1981593837
1980582804
1979566806

When and where crashes happen in West Berkshire in 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (15%)
  • Tuesday52 (13%)
  • Wednesday59 (15%)
  • Thursday60 (15%)
  • Friday64 (16%)
  • Saturday59 (15%)
  • Sunday43 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (9.1%)
  • February34 (8.6%)
  • March30 (7.6%)
  • April24 (6.1%)
  • May27 (6.8%)
  • June39 (9.9%)
  • July27 (6.8%)
  • August40 (10%)
  • September35 (8.9%)
  • October35 (8.9%)
  • November28 (7.1%)
  • December40 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight304 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (7.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds320 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (9.6%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other13 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry270 (68%)
  • Wet or damp97 (25%)
  • Frost or ice22 (5.6%)
  • Snow5 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph15 (3.8%)
  • 30 mph118 (30%)
  • 40 mph64 (16%)
  • 50 mph30 (7.6%)
  • 60 mph83 (21%)
  • 70 mph85 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway250 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway90 (23%)
  • Roundabout44 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Berkshire in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant341 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (12%)
  • Cyclist45 (8.8%)
  • Pedestrian41 (8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1519 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2095 (19%)
  • 21 to 2551 (10%)
  • 26 to 35103 (20%)
  • 36 to 4583 (16%)
  • 46 to 5559 (12%)
  • 56 to 6547 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.1%)
  • Over 7512 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider359 (70%)
  • Passenger112 (22%)
  • Pedestrian41 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car522 (74%)
  • Motorcycle64 (9%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Berkshire in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in West Berkshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How West Berkshire ranked among 351 areas in 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Berkshire had the 149th most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
149th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
156th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
39th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Berkshire in 2009

Newbury Central, West Berkshire, RG14 5AS area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Berkshire in 2009, with 42 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in West Berkshire with the most crashes in 2009

The A4 had the most collisions in West Berkshire in 2009: 74, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Berkshire, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4749319
2ndM4486835
3rdA339274024
4thA34243604
5thA340142711
6thA338101213
7thB40098900
8thA3297800
9thB400071302
10thA3435601
11thB34215500
12thB44944501
13thB4712200
14thB40011100
15thB41921200

Towns in West Berkshire: crashes in 2009

Newbury had the most collisions of any town in West Berkshire in 2009: 86.

Postcode districts in West Berkshire: crashes in 2009

RG14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Berkshire in 2009: 99.

Latest crashes in West Berkshire in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in West Berkshire in 2009, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

West Berkshire road accidents in other years